Ofqual investigation ‘made me feel like a criminal’ Apprenticeship assessment firm exits market after regulator’s audit left owner feeling suicidal
Autumn statement: £50m pilot for ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Apprentice minimum wage rises, while talks over levy restrictions continue
Treasury plans apprenticeship levy restrictions Chancellor wants to act on soaring degree-level apprenticeship spending
DfE claws back two thirds of £10m T Level employer incentive cash Business representatives slam ‘disappointing’ underspend but officials claim some simply rejected the offer
Ofsted to assess spending on Sunak’s maths scheme Multiply oversight concerns set to be addressed by education watchdog
FE Commissioner sets apprenticeships and bootcamps targets for colleges Comes amid government concerns that colleges’ share of both markets is too low
Halfon pleads with colleges to convince more students to take T Levels Skills minister urges leaders to persuade more year 11s onto the courses as plans for a replacement qualification build
Labour’s levy plan would limit apprenticeships to 140,000 a year, government claims Proposal would cost an additional £1.5bn, new estimations suggest
College’s traineeship learners worked illegal hours, DfE audit finds ‘Substantial’ clawback on the cards after security and rail trainee debacle revealed